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Lookup NU author(s): Polpreecha Chidburee, Professor Jon MillsORCiD, Dr Pauline Miller, Dr Karolina Fieber
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Close-range photogrammetric techniques offer a potentially low-cost approach in terms of implementation and operation for initial assessment and monitoring of landslide processes over small areas. In particular, the Structure-from-Motion (SfM) pipeline is now extensively used to help overcome many constraints of traditional digital photogrammetry, offering increased user-friendliness to nonexperts, as well as lower costs. However, a landslide monitoring approach based on the SfM technique also presents some potential drawbacks due to the difficulty in managing and processing a large volume of data in real-time. This research addresses the aforementioned issues by attempting to combine a mobile device with cloud computing technology to develop a photogrammetric measurement solution as part of a monitoring system for landslide hazard analysis. The research presented here focusses on (i) the development of an Android mobile application; (ii) the implementation of SfM-based open-source software in the Amazon cloud computing web service, and (iii) performance assessment through a simulated environment using data collected at a recognized landslide test site in North Yorkshire, UK. Whilst the landslide monitoring mobile application is under development, this paper describes experiments carried out to ensure effective performance of the system in the future. Investigations presented here describe the initial assessment of a cloud-implemented approach, which is developed around the well-known VisualSFM algorithm. Results are compared to point clouds obtained from alternative SfM 3D reconstruction approaches considering a commercial software solution (Agisoft PhotoScan) and a web-based system (Autodesk 123D Catch). Investigations demonstrate that the cloud-based photogrammetric measurement system is capable of providing results of centimeter-level accuracy, evidencing its potential to provide an effective approach for quantifying and analyzing landslide hazard at a local-scale.
Author(s): Chidburee P, Mills JP, Miller PE, Fieber KD
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: XXIII ISPRS Congress 2016
Year of Conference: 2016
Pages: 791-797
Print publication date: 11/07/2016
Online publication date: 16/06/2016
Acceptance date: 23/02/2016
Date deposited: 07/07/2017
ISSN: 2194-9042
Publisher: International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Science
URL: https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLI-B5-791-2016
DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLI-B5-791-2016
Series Title: International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Science
